On Wednesday, April 7, KCTS 9 airs the premiere of "The Buddha," a two-hour documentary from award-winning filmmaker David Grubin.
The Queen Anne Community Council Transportation Committeewill meet at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 31 at the Queen Anne Community Center at 1901 First Ave. W. Hear a presentation on the status of the Mercer West Project, how funding is being developed for Mercer West, the on-going study of projected levels of service at Mercer Pl. at Elliott Ave., the contractor selection process for Mercer West design, how public input will be handled. Bring your transportation issues.For further details contact John Coney, co-chair at 206-283-2049, and at djohnconey@aol.com.
Stick fightTwo police officers were patrolling the area of Ninth Avenue North and Broad Street at 3:59 a.m. on March 14 when they observed two men fighting on the Southwest corner of the intersection. The suspect stood above the victim holding him to the ground. He threw punches into the victim's torso, swinging wildly.
What started out as a lament about the cancellation of this year's fireworks show over Lake Union on a Seattle-area news-talk station has ultimately proven that the grass-roots fund-raising efforts of the people of Greater Seattle could save an annual tradition from being blacked-out.
I have not joined the Coffee Party, but it's because of a schedule that did not allow me to attend the meetings. But I will be there shortly. But in the meantime, I still wonder about what we are trying to achieve and whether any of us have a really clear idea of what kind of America we are trying to create.
Calling McDermott a barnacle is inappropriateDear Editor,I find it unconscionable that you attach the word 'barnacle' to Representative Jim McDermott's name in your recent essay (3/31/2010, Inside View). This sort of name calling undermines any attempt at constructive dialogue. While you may find that he has outlived his tenure, I could counter that your view comes from an uninformed and immature young-pup. Does this name calling advance anything?
Aries (Mar. 20-Apr. 19) The Sun goes into Taurus the 19th giving your goals solidity. Moon's in Gemini this weekend. Fun!
I just called to say...A woman called police on March 29 at around 3 p.m. to report her phone had been stolen while dancing the night before in a nightclub located in the 300 block of Fifth Avenue North. The victim stated she had been dancing with the suspect at about 11:30 p.m. on Mar. 28. While dancing the suspect's hand was near her front pocket, where her phone was located. She realized her phone was missing around midnight.
Sure, corporations are people whose dollars are (in the Orwell formulation) more equal speech than others. And, yeah, our political system is more corrupt the higher you go, with the halls of Congress filled with actors auditioning for their future careers as lobbyists for the companies they now "regulate."
Doesn't the community have rights as well?Example: you live on a street full of beautiful 1920s Craftsman style homes. You bought the house because it was obvious that everyone takes great pride in their homes, and you wanted to live on a street like that. One day, one of the owners announces that he's tearing his house down and replacing it with an ultra-modern concrete structure to the horizontal and vertical limits of the zoning. Wouldn't that destroy the whole character of the street, and impact the neighbors property values?
For the first time, the Magnolia Rotary Club will be partnering with the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation to spruce up the Daybreak Star Cultural Center in Discovery Park this Saturday.
I was driving down the interstate recently when I saw what is wrong with health care in America written on a giant billboard. Beneath a picture of a 40-something-year-old woman reclining on a beach and staring serenely off in to the distance, the sign read "Wouldn't it be nice to never have to think about your health again." Hmmm.
"You wouldn't believe the size," my partner, the Lady Marjorie, exclaimed in a voice dripping with disgust, "of the monster spider I just found under the clothes hamper."
You read that correctly, this column is in praise of the Seattle City Council.
Who came in at the last minute to punch up key scenes in "The Godfather"?In what museum can you find hanging Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night"?